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jsz0

join:2008-01-23
Jewett City, CT
·Comcast

Don't forget about the DMCA

In the US at least an ISP who puts their safe harbor status in jeopardy has much to lose from the actions of even a single customer. So far we haven't seen this provision of the DMCA utilized. I believe in the near future we will. At that point the ISP will at minimum need to prove their cooperation on copyright enforcement. A single lawsuit would likely cost the ISP more than the potential profits of many customers combined. Hard to say exactly how many but that's assuming it's only one lawsuit. If it's multiple lawsuits the ISP could be flat out unprofitable. This is why I believe the copyright enforcement cartels will start utilizing the safe harbor provision soon. Out of all the different methods to stop piracy this is the only one that has actual teeth because both the ISP and customer are facing serious ramifications. Unlike the random hunt & peck lawsuits of the last few years there would be serious risk to everyone downloading copyrighted material.
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